GUNNISLAKE CLITTERS FIELD TRIP.

22-5-2004

Leader Colin Buck.

Recently a lot of stabilization work has been carried out on the remaining buildings at Gunnislake Clitters mine site.  A walk down through the old mine site leads down to the River Tamar. Each part of the old site that still have some buildings also have information notice boards.

Skinners site

Left Skinners 40" engine built 1864 by Bedford Foundry of Tavistock  with Skinners shaft in front with a wall built around it. This shaft is 276 fathoms and is one of the deepest in the Tamar Valley.                                                        Right. Skinners Engine House, note the left side wall leaning in, the right wall has collapsed onto the bob wall

Left. Skinners Winder Engine House which had a 24" beam winder

Right...On the left is the pumping engine house, center the winder and right the shaft wall.

Left.. Skinners Winder Engine House...

Right... The Boiler House which first contained 2 Lancashire boilers, later a Cornish boiler was added. This boiler house provided steam for the pump engine, the winder and a copper crusher engine which was 60yds away.

Left.....This 24" winder engine also provided power to work the Copper Crusher which was housed in the building to the left of the engine house

Right... Members inspecting the inside of the Brunton calciner

Riverside Adit and Engine House.

Left. The earliest working of this Clitters mine is the adit which run 3/4 of a mile back to Skinners Shaft.

Right. Riverside Engine House which housed a 22 " engine and replaced a large water wheel in 1822

Left. Members admiring the view of the River Tamar.

Right. Riverside Engine House which is built on top of the old foundations of the old water wheel and pumped water to the Dressing floor's

Left. Frank and David inspecting where a large water wheel once worked, it pumped water up to the Dressing floor's and vented the mine

Right. The River Tamar....